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John, To give you an idea of the relative drag, if you toss out a typical float ball or float flag behind the boat, and the captain runs it at 10 to 15 mph while looking for the drop point, with your 600 or so feet of line and float out---you will be holding on for all you are worth......with the torpedo design of the OMER or Esclapez spearfishing floats, they zip along the surface, hardly pulling. When you are underwater you will feel the difference --- it will allow deep scootering up current, without the float loading up water ( the way the balls or flags floats do). Regards, Dan -----Original Message----- From: Taylor, John <john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 3:50 AM Subject: RE: Floats: (was: Who does not know Ocean diving skills???) >How does a free-diving float differ from any other float. Is it just >that it is torpedo-shaped, and therefore more streamlined (less drag)? > >How do sausage-type delayed SMBs stand-up (pun intended) in this >respect, > >thanks, > >JT > >-- >John Taylor, Marketing and Trading Systems, IT Development >Credit Suisse Financial Products (Hong Kong) Ltd, 13F, Tower 3, Exchange >Square, Central, Hong Kong >Office: +852 2101 6927, Fax: +852 2101 7698, Mobile: +852 9031 6395, >email: john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk* > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: KybrSose [SMTP:KybrSose@ao*.co*] >> Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 7:42 AM >> To: Kent.Lind@no*.go*; techdiver@aquanaut.com; cavers@ge*.co* >> Subject: Re: Floats: (was: Who does not know Ocean diving >> skills???) >> >> In a message dated 5/7/98 3:26:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >> Kent.Lind@no*.go* >> writes: >> >> > no one sells freediving floats up here. >> >> Kent, >> >> There are several web accessible sources that do mail order : >> <A HREF="http://209.67.150.50/omer/masks/masks.html">Technosport, >> Inc.</A> >> <A HREF="http://www.cybermedia-inc.com/~blueh2o/cgi- >> std/easyorder/easyorder.cgi">Blue Water Hunter Virtual Dive Shop</A> >> <A HREF="http://www.picassodivers.com/main.html">Picasso main page</A> >> among >> others- although Picasso has recently come under fire for less than >> spectacular customer service >> >> Also this page has more manufactures links listed : >> >> <A HREF="http://nemo.unh.edu/aqualung/spearfish_links.htm">Ata's >> Spearfishing >> Links Page</A> >> >> This is a connection for freedive info, there is some info here on how >> freedivers rig their floats for freedive spearfishing. >> >> <A HREF="http://www.freediver.net/">Freedive List - The Site</A> >> >> A word of caution; the fredivers are a small and very polite >> community, they >> welcome newcomers but they have a very specific culture. Do Not >> attempt any >> typical techdiver language messages(i.e Pottymouthism); the list admin >> people >> will most likely just toss your message. Think more Dan Volker and >> less GIII ( >> although I'd want to note that GIII has a God given right to speak as >> he >> wishes--and I'd defend that to my death--keep the hammer down G) >> >> Kent this was more for the cc'ed parties, im sure you'll do just >> fine. I know >> there was a brief note about the floats and how to rig after WPB I < >> what a >> shame that we can now number these..> check the archieves. >> >> Regards, >> >> Al Marvelli aka KybrSose@ao*.co* >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to >> `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >> `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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